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U.S. News graduate rankings place ISU engineering, statistics and
chemistry programs among top 25 public universities

AMES, Iowa -- Iowa State's College of Engineering is one of the top 25
public engineering colleges in the country, according to the latest graduate
school rankings released March 31 by U.S. News & World Report
magazine.

The magazine also ranked Iowa State's graduate programs in statistics and
analytical chemistry among the country's top 10 public universities. And six
of Iowa State's engineering programs ranked among the top 25 public
universities.

Among the nearly 200 public and private colleges and universities that
grant doctoral degrees in engineering, Iowa State ranks 42nd, which places
it in the top 21 percent in the nation.

Iowa State's engineering college ranked 43rd in last year's ranking.

"We are pleased that the quality of ISU's engineering programs continues
to be recognized by our peers, as reported in the U.S. News & World
Report rankings," said Mark Kushner, the dean of Iowa State's College of
Engineering. "At the same time, we remain highly focused on
interdisciplinary activities to improve our education programs and to
innovate solutions to society's most critical problems through our
world-class research. I am confident that those efforts will continue to
elevate the national and international recognition of the college and
university."

Iowa State's graduate program in statistics ranks among the top 10 public
universities and is ranked 12th among all public and private universities.

Iowa State is among the top 25 public university doctoral programs in
chemistry and 38th among all universities. Iowa State's doctoral program in
analytical chemistry is ranked ninth overall.

Other Iowa State programs ranked among the top 25 public universities are
aerospace engineering, chemical engineering, civil engineering, electrical
engineering, industrial and manufacturing systems engineering and materials
science and engineering.

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U.S. News & World Report ranks Iowa State University's doctoral program in analytical chemistry
ninth among all American universities and Iowa State's statistics program 12th.

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"We are pleased that the quality of ISU's engineering programs continues
to be recognized by our peers, as reported in the U.S. News & World
Report rankings. At the same time, we remain highly focused on
interdisciplinary activities to improve our education programs and to
innovate solutions to society's most critical problems through our
world-class research. I am confident that those efforts will continue to
elevate the national and international recognition of the college and
university."